Ocoee Number 1 Bridge

Photos

Photo taken by Eddie Douthitt in November 2010

BH Photo #186896

Map

Map Links

Description

Was built around 1910 as an L&N spur line to carry supplies in for the building of the Ocoee Dam and Hydoelectric plant. Used up until the 1949, at which time the coal fired backup plant was taken offline, however, I have seen a locomotive as late as 1954 in an amateur home movie that was filmed there.

Facts

Overview: Abandoned deck plate girder bridge over Ocoee River on former L&N Spur
Location: Polk County, Tennessee
Status: Abandoned
Railroad: - Louisville & Nashville Railroad (L&N; LN)
Design: Deck plate girder
Approximate latitude, longitude: +35.09586, -84.65214 (decimal degrees)
35°05'45" N, 84°39'08" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 16/714016/3886195 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Parksville
Inventory number: BH 47013 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Update Log

April 8, 2017: New photos from Ben Tate
August 9, 2012: Updated by Luke Harden: Added category "Louisville and Nashville Railroad"
August 9, 2012: Updated by Daniel Hopkins: Added category "Railroad"
November 15, 2010: Added by Eddie Douthitt

Sources

Eddie Douthitt - dalton1861 [at] yahoo [dot] com
Youtube - Can see a locomotive in the video
Ben Tate - benji5221 [at] yahoo [dot] com